Erik Balling

Erik Balling was a Danish TV and film director. He created two of Denmark's most popular TV series, Matador and Huset på Christianshavn. His feature film Qivitoq was nominated for a Golden Palm at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival, and for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film. His 1962 film Den kære familie was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival. Together with special effects expert Henning Bahs, he worked on the Olsen Gang series of comedy films.